Boys are doing wheelies on busy Jayanagar roads, endangering life and limb, but the cops aren't even aware

A boy doing wheelies crashed into and injured a bus conductor last week, but got away scot-free.

Many in the neighbourhood are nervous to step out in the afternoons, when young boys zip through the roads on their motorbikes, with no care for other road users. Around noon, on the busy roads of Jayanagar 4th T Block (near RV College) and Tilaknagar (near the BMTC bus depot), 10 to 15 young men show off their wheeling skills almost every day. MiD DAY captured their stunts on video last week.

The boys on the bikes are desperate to impress the girls, and in the process are endangering the lives of citizens walking along the roads of this residential area.

MENACE: Wheelie maniacs race along 36th Cross, breaking all rules, including the one about mandatory helmets. pics/Manju Shettar

Past incidents

Accidents are waiting to happen, and one happened on Friday. "Last month, a boy on a bike came and hit conductor Ramesh of route No 25H," said a guard at the BMTC depot. "But he didn't file a complaint."

Then two weeks ago, two boys doing wheelies crashed into each other in front of the BMTC Canteen. "People who had been watching them thrashed them and handed them over to the police," said the cashier of the Manjushree BMTC canteen.

"Fridays are particularly bad. We are scared because these boys come riding like maniacs," said Sujata Sridhar, who lives in the neighbourhood.

Three riders on a bike is common, and they don't wear helmets.

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